Archives.com Blog
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We're Now Archives
You may have noticed we've changed our name from Genealogy Archives to Archives! We wanted to alert members and the community to this change to prevent any confusion. You can log in now at http://www.archives.com/member/ (remember to update your bookmarks!). Visit...read more.
New 1900, 1910, 1920 Census Indexes
Partial indexes of the 1900, 1910 and 1920 Federal Censuses are now available on Archives, courtesy of Footnote.com. Earlier this year we worked with Footnote to bring you the 1860 and 1930 Federal Census indexes. Due to the success of...read more.
Make 2010 Your Best Year Ever
Scads of bloggers have made genealogy resolutions for 2010. These are great posts to read because they set goals we can all take to heart like making better source citations, planning a long-overdue genealogy trip, or finally organizing that shoe...read more.
Q&A With The Generations Project
Did you catch the first episode of The Generations Project, a new reality show, on BYUTV last night Jan. 4? If not its worth a look. We had the opportunity to interview Mary Wollenzien, a member of the Generations Project...read more.
New Vital Records From Idaho
We know the importance of vital records to both family historians and those looking for living relatives. This is why we focus on bringing members not only new vital records collections, but also on keeping our existing vital records collections...read more.
Find Your Confederate Soldier
Today, Archives added over 20,000 Confederate soldier death records--these are now fully searchable in the members area of Archives.com. To search for records in this new collection now click here >> Here is a complete description of the new collection:...read more.
New U.S. Collections Added
You requested more data and we listened. Archives.com just added five collections and over 500,000 new records to its database. Here is a short description of each new collection: Nevada Divorce Records 1968 to 2007: This collection of Nevada divorce...read more.
Connect With Living Relatives
Archives just expanded its services by offering members access to Contact and Public Records Reports. These reports provide you with hard-to-find information, and will be invaluable in your research on living and recently deceased relatives. Normally accessing this information would...read more.
New At Archives - Part II
We've completed Part Two of the release mentioned in the November 18 blog post. Though many of the improvements happened "behind the scenes" two new features deserve a special introduction. Member Profiles Member Profiles were created to help you get...read more.
New At Archives
Many people are suspicious of Friday the thirteenth, but not us! Archives rolled out some major changes last Friday November 13, 2009 and the team did a phenomenal job making it a smooth event. These site-wide changes were part one of...read more.
